Deng Lijuan (Chinese: 邓丽娟; born 12 May 2000) is a Chinese competition speed climber. Deng represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics,[1] where she won the silver medal in the speed climbing event.[2]
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| Birth name | Deng Meigu | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Xiao Deng Zi, Little Dengzi, Deng Deng | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 2000 Leiyang, China | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Changsha, China | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition speed climbing | ||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Zhang Ning | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editDeng competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She knocked out Indonesia's Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi and Rajiah Sallsabillah in her quaterfinal and semifinal heats. In the final she faced Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław. Despite setting personal best time of 6.18 she lost 0.08 seconds and finished in the second position winning a silver medal.
Major results
editOlympic Games
edit| Discipline | 2024 |
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| Speed | 2 |
World championships
edit| Discipline | 2023 |
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| Speed | 10 |
World Cup
edit| Discipline | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Speed | 40 | 26 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Asian championships
edit| Discipline | 2018 |
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| Speed | 11 |
References
edit- ^ "Deng Lijuan". Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ 贺霞婷. "Chinese climber wins silver in Paris 'vertical sprint'". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
External links
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